Measurement of Dermatophagoides mite allergens on bedding and human skin surfaces

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1654-1658

  Yasueda, H ^a   Saito, A ^a   Nishioka, K ^a   Kutsuwada, K ^a   Akiyama, K ^a  

^a SAGAMIHARA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adhesive tape; Bedding surface; Der f 1; Der p 1; Human skin surface; Index of exposure

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BED; CHILD; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPOSURE; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN SURFACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; BEDS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0346216129     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2003.01820.x     Document Type: Article

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